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DATE
20 MAR 2010, SAT
TIME
7.30pm
(90mins, no intermission)
(90mins, no intermission)
VENUE
Concert Hall
PRICE
$40*, $60**, $80, $100, $120
(Limited concessions for students, NSF and senior citizens at $25*, $40** respectively)
Exclusive savings for Mosaic Friends and other packages available at www.mosaicmusicfestival.com.
Visa Infinite and Visa Signature Card Specials
Use your Visa Infinite or Visa Signature cards to enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne with every ticket purchased for performances at the Concert Hall (except for concession tickets). The champagne is redeemable with your promotion ticket stub at the foyer bars on the day of the performance. Terms & Conditions apply.
Visa Infinite and Visa Signature Card Specials
Use your Visa Infinite or Visa Signature cards to enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne with every ticket purchased for performances at the Concert Hall (except for concession tickets). The champagne is redeemable with your promotion ticket stub at the foyer bars on the day of the performance. Terms & Conditions apply.
SYNOPSIS
“Downright upbeat” – Rolling Stone magazine
They were the coolest cats in an era of flashing disco lights and shiny spandex, their funky party music setting global dance floors afire. They’ve released 36 albums, sold over 120 million albums, and made Get Down on It, Celebration, Jungle Boogie and Ladies Night permanent party anthems all over the world. You know them… it’s Kool & The Gang!
They were the coolest cats in an era of flashing disco lights and shiny spandex, their funky party music setting global dance floors afire. They’ve released 36 albums, sold over 120 million albums, and made Get Down on It, Celebration, Jungle Boogie and Ladies Night permanent party anthems all over the world. You know them… it’s Kool & The Gang!
Kool & the Gang may have started out as jazz ensemble the Jazziacs in 1964, but they rose through the decades, incorporating their love for jazz with funk and soul, to become a major powerhouse in the music scene, scoring hit after hit, winning Grammies and American music awards, and outlasting trends and other bands through 40 years of music history.
Perhaps some of their success has had to do with the friendship which has kept the Gang – comprising New Jersey neighbourhood friends Khalis Bayyan a.k.a. Ronald Bell and his brother Robert “Kool” Bell, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Ricky Westfield, George Brown and the late Charles Smith – together for most of their career. But a lot of it has been the result of fantastic songwriting, terrific musicianship and the ability to stay true to their music while developing in relevance.
Perhaps some of their success has had to do with the friendship which has kept the Gang – comprising New Jersey neighbourhood friends Khalis Bayyan a.k.a. Ronald Bell and his brother Robert “Kool” Bell, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Ricky Westfield, George Brown and the late Charles Smith – together for most of their career. But a lot of it has been the result of fantastic songwriting, terrific musicianship and the ability to stay true to their music while developing in relevance.
From the punchier, jazzier, instrumental approach of early albums like 1973’s Wild & Peaceful to the slicker, vocal-heavy pop-funk of 1979’s smash-hit album Ladies Night and 1980’s double platinum Celebrate, the Gang has again evolved, releasing in 2007 Still Kool with serious themes and a “mature sound that keeps the grooves tight but also allows the band to show more of its jazz roots” (SoulTracks).
Today, cuts like Celebration, Jungle Boogie, Summer Madness and Open Sesame have been revived by artists from Coolio to Puff Daddy, and the Gang, now comprising Khalis, Robert, Dee Tee and George, and a new generation of young singers, plays to crowds and acclaim worldwide. Celebrate four decades of good times as the Gang delivers music from their vast repertoire afresh!
Today, cuts like Celebration, Jungle Boogie, Summer Madness and Open Sesame have been revived by artists from Coolio to Puff Daddy, and the Gang, now comprising Khalis, Robert, Dee Tee and George, and a new generation of young singers, plays to crowds and acclaim worldwide. Celebrate four decades of good times as the Gang delivers music from their vast repertoire afresh!
